Denmark vs Sri Lanka: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre

Denmark
0.0749 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.072 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Denmark rank
26th
Sri Lanka rank
28th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre over time

  • Denmark
  • Sri Lanka
0.020.040.060.08196119922023

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 0.0749 kt per square kilometre against 0.072 kt per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0029 kt per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 26th and Sri Lanka ranks 28th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0466 kt per square kilometre 0.0253 kt per square kilometre 0.0213 kt per square kilometre Denmark
1970s 0.0573 kt per square kilometre 0.0322 kt per square kilometre 0.0252 kt per square kilometre Denmark
1980s 0.0559 kt per square kilometre 0.0391 kt per square kilometre 0.0168 kt per square kilometre Denmark
1990s 0.0493 kt per square kilometre 0.0455 kt per square kilometre 0.0038 kt per square kilometre Denmark
2000s 0.038 kt per square kilometre 0.053 kt per square kilometre 0.015 kt per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2010s 0.0515 kt per square kilometre 0.0633 kt per square kilometre 0.0118 kt per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2020s 0.0723 kt per square kilometre 0.0703 kt per square kilometre 0.002 kt per square kilometre Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre, Denmark or Sri Lanka?
Denmark, at 0.0749 kt per square kilometre against 0.072 kt per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre between Denmark and Sri Lanka?
0.0029 kt per square kilometre, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sri Lanka?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Sri Lanka rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
Denmark ranks 26th and Sri Lanka ranks 28th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.